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- Women Balancing Biology and Opportunity in the 21st Century
- This presentation is part of the faculty lecture series UNT Speaks Out on Women in the 21st Century. This presentation discusses the emotional health of women and explores balancing the biology of women in with all of the changes in the 21st century.
- Merit Pay for Teachers: A Review
- This pamphlet discusses merit pay for teachers. In most societies, the acquisition of money is a symbol of success. The present supply as well as the quality of public school teachers in the United States is directly related to the salaries that are paid to teachers as compensation for services rendered. How much to pay teachers for their services, who should be given merit pay, and how a pay plan should be administered are the focal points of an issue that promises to promote debate in the forthcoming presidential election.
- Quantitative Analysis in Kinesiology
- This poster discusses the experiential learning activities developed for the UNT Quantitative Analysis in Kinesiology course, including technology components, video segments created, fully functional learning modules, flash learning activities, and integrated clicker technology.
- Enhancing student-centered learning in Biomechanics (KINE3050) using new and emerging technological educational tools
- Poster presented as part of the 2012 University Forum on Teaching & Learning at UNT. This poster describes a a project for a course using new and emerging technological educational tools. This project redesigned KINE-3050 (Biomechanics) as a blended course with the aim to enhance student-centered learning.
- Journey to the Essence of Research in Child Development
- This poster discusses an experiential learning activity for the UNT course DFST 3123 Child Development. The goal of the activity is to support student information-seeking and information-processing skills and guide students as they gain skills in identifying, understanding, and applying evidence-based research findings to child development.
- Hispanic physicians' tobacco intervention practices: a cross-sectional survey study
- Article discussing a cross-sectional survey study of Hispanic physicians' tobacco intervention practices.
- International Perspectives Curriculum Project: EDAD 5680 Administration of the EC-12 Curriculum
- Poster presented as part of the 2013 University Forum on Teaching & Learning. This poster discusses the international perspectives curriculum project. The project described in this poster was developed as part of the "Globalizing your Curriculum" Transformational Instructional Innovation (TII) Fellowship sponsored by the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and redesign (CLEAR) and UNT - International.
- Utilizing Emerging Technologies to Enhance Students' Engagement and Learning
- This poster discusses using clickers to improve students' classroom engagement and gauge students' understanding of the course materials during lecture classes, introducing emerging technologies to improve students' learning experiences, and introducing exergames such as Wii Sports and Wii Fit to promote students' motivation and engagement.
- Bringing Global and Multicultural Considerations into the Counseling Curriculum
- Poster presented at the 2013 University Forum on Teaching & Learning at UNT. This poster describes the effectiveness of a peer co-constructed project involving multiple interviews. The interview data is compared, contrasted, and the similarities and differences are accounted for through the lens of lifespan development.
- The Epitome of Counseling Ethics
- This paper was awarded a Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Award for 2013. In this paper, the author discusses ethics in counseling, including the admiral qualities of courage that counselors must have to live by personal and professional ethical convictions.
- Differential Growth Trajectories for Achievement Among Children Retained in First Grade: A Growth Mixture Model
- Article discussing a growth mixture model and differential growth trajectories for achievement among children retained in first grade.
- A Proposal to Expand Doctoral Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Paper accompanying a presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This paper discusses a proposal to sustainably expand doctoral production and retain more doctoral graduates in Africa in university service
- The Dakar Summit on Higher Education in Africa: Three Programmatic Responses
- Presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This presentation discusses responses to the African Higher Education Summit organized by Senegal and held in Dakar in 2015.
- Reimagining the Funding of Higher Education in Uganda
- Paper accompanying a presentation for the 2015 University of North Texas (UNT) Student and Faculty Research Symposium on African Studies. This paper discusses reimagining the funding of higher education in Uganda.
- Reduced Inflammatory and muscle damage biomarkers following oral supplementation with bioavailable curcumin
- This article seeks to determine the effects of oral curcumin supplementation on muscle and activities of daily living soreness, creatine kinase, and inflammatory cytokines following exercise-induced muscle damage.
- Changes of Children's Motivation in Physical Education and Physical Activity: A Longitudinal Perspective
- This article attempts to examine the relationship between changes of children's motivation to changes in children's intention for future participation in physical education and physical activity over an academic year, guided by the expectancy-value model.
- Validation of the Physical Education Teacher's Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) Scale
- This article studies the validity and reliability of the Efficacy for Standards-Based Instruction (ESBI) scale, developed by the current investigators, and to compare the ESBI with two other self-efficacy scales that had been used in physical education.
- Bayesian Prior Choice in IRT Estimation Using MCMC and Variational Bayes
- This study investigates the impact of three prior distributions: matched, standard vague, and hierarchical in Bayesian estimation parameter recovery in two and one parameter models.
- Children's Physical Activity Levels and Psychological Correlates in Interactive Dance Versus Aerobic Dance
- This article compares children's physical activity levels, self-efficacy, and enjoyment when experiencing dance-exergaming and aerobic dance in physical education.
- Changes in Endothelial Markers during a Summer Ultra-Endurance Road Cycling Event in the Heat
- This article assesses the impact of completing a 164 km road cycling event performed in a hot environment (Wichita Falls, Texas in August), on endothelial biomarkers and resultant risk of blood clots in men and women.
- Longitudinal trajectories of physical activity in women using latent class growth analysis: The WIN Study
- This article discusses a study to examine the longitudinal trajectories in objectively measured physical activity (PA), to identify unknown (i.e., latent) subgroups with distinct trajectories, and to examine the correlates of latent subgroups among community dwelling women.
- Non-invasive Measures of Core Temperature versus Ingestible Thermistor during Exercise in the Heat
- This article discusses a study to cross-validate temporal, two tympanic devices, and oral devices compared to an ingestible thermistor during exercise in a hot, humid environment.
- Better Health-Related Fitness in Youth: Implications for Public Health Guidelines
- This article discusses the upcoming 2018 update to public health physical activity guidelines.
- American-British Sporting Rivalries and the Making of the Global Sports Industry
- This article examines a key aspect of American sports history within a transnational context.
- Child Care Experiences Among Dual Language Learners in the United States: Analyses of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort
- This article uses nationally representative data from the Early Chlidhood Longitudinal Study--Birth Cohort used to examine child care experiences with repreated cross-sectional analysis at 9, 24, and 52 months for dual language learner and non-dual language learner children.
- Ignorance or Indifference? Seeking Excellence and Equity for Under-Represented Students of Color in Gifted Education
- This article discusses data on under-representation of students of color in gifted education programs in the U.S., along with contributing factors and recommendations.
- Meeting USDHHS Physical Activity Guidelines and Health Outcomes
- This article discusses relating health markers (blood pressure, percent fat, BMI, blood glucose, cholesterol, and cardiorespiratory fitness) to verify the dose response for physical activity guidelines revision.
- An Analysis of the Medical Costs of Obesity for Fifth Graders in California and Texas
- This article uses data from FitnessGram® and previous studies to estimate the lifetime economic impact of childhood obesity for a single age cohort in the two most populous states: California and Texas.
- The Efficacy of Common Fit Indices for Enumerating Classes in Growth Mixture Models When Nested Data Structure is Ignored: A Monte Carlo Study
- This article investigates whether the correct number of classes can still be retrieved when a higher level of nesting in multilevel growth mixture model (MGMM) is ignored.
- The Impact of Ignoring a Level of Nesting Structure in Multilevel Mixture Model: A Monte Carlo Study
- This article uses simulation studies to examine the impact of ignoring a higher nesting structure in multilevel mixture models.
- The Extent of Autism Knowledge of Novice Alternatively Certified Special Education Teachers in Texas
- This article assesses the knowledge of novice alternative certification teachers in the area of autism intervention.
- Exceptional Friction Mitigation via Subsurface Plastic Shear in Defective Nanocrystalline Ceramics
- This article reports that atomic layer deposition {0002}-textured ZnO films, with nanocolumnar grains and defective sub-stoichiometric structure, exhibit nanocrystalline plasticity and exceptionally low sliding friction and wear.
- Efectos De La Violencia De Pareja en Mujeres Migrantes
- This article analyzes the relationship between partner violence, depression and maternal self-efficacy in migrant women.
- Teacher Efficacy as a Multigroup Model Using Latent Class Analysis
- This article used Latent Class Analysis (LCA) to find that mathematics efficacy groups of preservice teachers vary based on where they were in their academic program.
- RelacióN Entre Violencia De Pareja Y Estrés Parental en Población Mexicana
- This article explores the relationship between intimate Domestic Violence and Parental Stress in Mexican women.
- Coherent District Reform: A Case Study of Two California School Districts
- This article argues that whole district reform is possible in ways that increased student achievement results on standardized tests across two districts.
- Ethical Leadership: A Texas School District's Efforts Toward Cultural Proficiency
- This article discusses the use of cultural competency training at a Texas school district to bring about openness in talking about issues of diversity.
- Book Review: Transformation in Teaching: Social Media Strategies in Higher Education
- Book review of "Transformation in Teaching: Social Media Strategies in Higher Education" by C. Cheal, J. Coughlin, & S. Moore.
- Book Review: Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis, Twitter, and More.
- Book review of "Using Social Media Effectively in the Classroom: Blogs, Wikis, Twitter, and More" by K. Kyeong-Ju Seo.
- Book Review: Engaging Students Through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs
- Book review of "Engaging Students Through Social Media: Evidence-Based Practices for Use in Student Affairs" by Reynol Junco.
- Videoconferencing for Global Citizenship Education: Wise Practices for Social Studies Educators
- This article reviews literature on videoconferencing for global citizenship education and analyzes those efforts towards cosmopolitan citizenship.
- Participatory Learning Through Social Media: How and Why Social Studies Educators Use Twitter
- This article draws on Deweyan conceptions of participatory learning and citizenship aims of the field as lenses through which to consider social media activities.
- The Enlightenment Meets Twitter: Using Social Media in the Social Studies Classroom
- This article explains how social studies educators can, and have, used the microblogging service Twitter.
- Teacher Evaluation in the Special Education Setting: Voices from the Field
- This article uses a qualitative, multi-case study research design to gain insight into the perceptions and experiences of special education teachers and administrators.
- Transforming Educational Leadership Preparation: Starting with Ourselves
- This article describes a duoethnography of two faculty members working in different leadership programs to reveal how their understanding of diversity and social justice has been formed over the course of their lives.
- Democratic Twittering: Microblogging for a More Participatory Social Studies
- This article uses the example of the Arab Spring to discuss how new media lowers barriers so that more voices may be heard.
- "Remixing" Current Events: Navigating the Transmedia Terrain with Fifth Graders
- This article discusses two democratic media literacy skills that teachers can model and teach to help students as 21st century citizens.
- Tensions and Transformations: Using an Ethical Framework to Teach a Course on Disability Law to Future Educational Leaders
- This article explores the authors' experience using an ethical framework to teach a course on disability law to graduate level education students.
- The Virtual Workroom: Using Social Media, Teachers Reach Beyond School Walls to Learn and Grow
- This article discusses educators' use of professional learning networks and its impact on their teaching and student learning.
- Platforms, Purpose, and Pedagogy: Reclaiming Context and Resisting Technopoly with Participatory Media
- This article examines the work of media theorist and cultural critic Neil Postman in the wake of participatory media.